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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

Rev. A. NJ. Newman wishes the pub
lie to know that the examination of his
private school will take place ION Wed
nesday and Thursday nights, Dec. 21st
and 22d, at Little Zion Baptist Church.
He promises pleasant time to all who
attend nice suppers, ETC., will be pre-
pared. Admission 10 cents. He also
wishes us to announce that on Saturday
night, Dec. oath, Christmas House
will be held at the same place and pres
ents distributed right and Left among
those present.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

The attention of our readers is direct
ed to the Christmas Holiday publication
of MIR. Remi Mornhinveg, entitled
Santa Claus Scared to Death" fully IL
Illustrated, which not only reflects great
credit on st. Landry's "live jeweler,"
but furnishes d correct idea of the COM
prehensiveness of his stock, while it
presents to the reader a lively means
of Willing away a few leisure moments
which could not otherwise be more
profitably spent. Peruse it and call at
his establishment OH North Main street.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

The public will bear in mind that our
veteran jeweler, Mr.. Charles n. Ealer,
with the progressiveness of the age, Of
fers new inducements to all who call at
his old stand, South Main street. See
his card in this issue.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

We note that nothing has been done
toward fixing up the gate to the town
cemetery. We are told that all needed
is some one to hang it. A good deal OF
damage to private enclosures within as
we'll as to the fence might be prevented
by having this matter attended to.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

Constable Lastrapes made several
arrests on Monday after the fair at
the colored NJ. Z. Church Saturday
night, the parties being made answer
for offences committed before his honor
Judge DuRoy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
Tuesday, the 27th Dny of Dec. f>>7.

by -Iycu tGut on
r,,,.d,, ,,,. .,,,t z,, -. "a $500
" ' " h''t'' sN~"'
PRIMARY r4crt"H~ VIII he hv.t 1t ali The polls
"L inc pan, H. l1t Inc tl''i."" al 'r''-dics 10
Il btLH"tt"I' '"H+ai Convention L. .~Nyi'4.l.,
IL OIttV't9'> Oh IAir>'t1}. December -JjH,
49, l",J al" '"bNthj''' Is 'aIoa Tor j.r
i'il">' 81 choosing t'i'ir'" o"."-1j", 10 tAy
Nr''H CON tili."H ANA also Tor ANY other pun
pose "h'rA Inc '"H' tniioi', MH"u Il a~~cn.-
Dies Hhh" "tch I" ne Ter III" Interest amt
"t'i"tt 81 Inc re i"'i'ejc l"llA ~ lA" ial.>iI.
III l'WiNudict ':1>p "l t.ir authority conferred
upon HE ~ 7'i'l t"luHittet, notice = .uIjAtI
-t\ch lidl NIIt''i tHr dppoIi-nIHivuj jAs a.ucy-
tIL Po!!> are '!it4t'e't 10 l!ic ivtuH H- LjIIUrT
oI delegates ana Inc following cph44uI,s.uuC!>
are appointed jp-NL;
oIc'ouNA7 al thc NoartA0uSc, bt.r-,,tc>-
Co!4IhIi9aioHcIs. l. Lay 4or --- Waiter. Joe
fLIhuc!-.
bt1it' U' ~ HcHo"t-h'u>e' : HtIr-dtrs-CHu>.
Daley W l. truman. JONES + >in.tL
lluLIt Laurent al tdIflttcS store. dele
Eaic-1oIh Moore, = CHTcTv, 81, Theodore
LacHaih.
lHuatnc" u Ht4ch>lcdr store, ) delegates
|tt4HlA LCUoUA. HUihcI Dl.iIU, Martin .4HiIt-
pont.
NaN!a at >cHool-!"ij~e. drIrratc>-n /
b4HlLI' u TIA" hllLH' doc l'hn"uIuIru.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

A lack of time and the pressure OF
job work prevents us giving our
readers the local happenings this week.
We will be on hand feet FOREMOST
as soon as the weather clears.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
Tuesday, Dccclnhcr goth. sS~>

the following described property beIong;ng IN
the estate OF ElneIle Taylor. deceased fowl ~
l. \ certain tract OF wood and prai,,n low,
being the last residence of the declared iT'I
ted III tins Sttld State and parish. in Prairi,.
FaIuetai4u@ and Bayou DOzas woods. hnnn1ra
Oh the north by lands OF L. 4, Marr,I
south by lands OF Mrs. ZcnOu Rrnussari
east by lands OF Don Louis tsodpau. ana on th.
west by lands OF BazIl Rougcarl. mras1lrtn'r
nifty Supernclal alpcN!s- more OF less together,
with one uId dwelling house and n corn rrh
situated thereon, belonging TO said rstare.
the balance OF the buildings and improyemen1s
on the .t1Hd Is not the property OF said estate
and IS reserved. '
2. One, feather he'd with pillows and covers
allC0mplctC, -'
3. One mattress, pillows and covers all com.
plcte, 0'A
4. One clothes press
5. -Four Old chairs.
S. \ lot OF five quilts, one sheet and snvon
towels. ~ oo'1n
I. One dining table and cover.
s. One small table.
y. LOT Or seven pots and pair OF hooks
10 one lou or crockery-WarG.
H. One lot OF Old boxes and baskets ,,a .
pairs Of scissors. " 1"o
L. One Old safe.
b. One sue-sad1io,
Ii. One bucket and q Glib
To- One pair anQir0n>
g. One Jar and !; lot OF old hnrra1s
COndItiVnS-Cash.
PELICAN MCGEE,
NV ~ 90 administrator
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
Local politics ION the boom. "

Your attention is call ed to the dental
card of DR.. V. X. Irion..who has lately
located among us.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
OPELOTSAs, La. Dec. 8. 1897,

To Honorable Napoleon LastrapcS, President of
the Republican Parish Executive Commit
tee OF the Parish of st. Landry, La:
DEAR SIR I'VE, the undersigned
members of above Committee would
respectfully request that you would is
sue your call for the Committee to meet
at Opelousas on December, Saturday,
31st, 1887, at 10 O'Clock a. M. Respect
fully submitted, CAN'T Prescott, ThcO
Martcl. Ernestc ChachGrie, Laurent
King, Sunday Stewart, Don Louis Char
lot. Eugene Calrierc, Louis Joseph, ID.
G. Clark, John Whitehead, +. H. Par
kcr, John GradniSo, j. b. Balque, Hen
derson Graham, Robert Rodolphe, Sam
uel Mascnberg, Louis Seals, G. w. Stew
art, Leodorc Skinner, Dennis Adams,
II. Cyprien, J. Donate, Peter Nash, AL
fred Young, ID. Is. Gibson, BaccuS Tay-
Tor, Raphael Lemaud, Nelson Hattcn,
John johnson.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
Notice Of Registration.

I will be at my office, at OpcloUsas, daily,
from Monday the 18th, to Thursday the ed OF
December, inclusive to revise and correct reg
istratlon, and to register those entitled to reg
istrati0n,
declQ at AID. LASTRAPES, Registrar,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

Mr.. j. J. Thompson, OF this parish,
has been appointed Returning Ofhcer
in place of Mr.. L. d. Cooke, removed.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
An Entertainments

pupils OF the Public School No. t." under the
directions OF Mrs III. DONATE,
Mrs. G. RICHARD.
Doors open at O'clock Admission: Adults,
l2e.i cAldrel, l0c, declQ IT
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

BY virtue of the above and foregoing
petition. the Republican members of the
Parish Executive Committee are here
by notified that a meeting of the aforc-
said Committee will take place at Ope-
lousas, La, on Saturday, Dec. 81, 1887,
at 0 o'clock a. N.
n. LAsTKArEs, President.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
NICHOLS AND McENERY.

The delegates so far elected to the
State convention to be held January
10th next, stand on the gubernatorial
question as follows:
EOR NICHOLS
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
Notice OF Administration
ESTATE OF MIRA JEAN BAPTIsTE
No. 1851.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT r0Jrp,r
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY

~ whereas Au%rstln jacques of the Parish Of
appointed administrator of the Estate of
MIRA NJ Jcan baptbtc deceased late of the parish
Therefore any person intending to mako IN.
position to said appointment viii ta th S, ne
IN writing III my office i'll the town of Oneln,l.
sas, Ill ten days from the present notice.
deeS 1t ~ @'A-N"'111 t1srk
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
TAKEN Up

About four moths ago, on Bayou Bnuf enc
spotted red and white COW about SIX years old,
with a small calf The owner eau have her by
proving property and paying charges. Brand
ed on the hip about thus
dec3 1t AUGUSTA WASHINGTON.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
No. 4474
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT CO1rpT
PARISH OF ST LANDRY

sWhcrcas, Tsam Vest, OF the parish Of St Ian.
dry, has applied by his petition to be appnntnr
crts deceased, late Of the parish OF ST 7 ,n1i,,
Vest. Oh" ''t'lli
Nov therefore notice is hereby given to all
parties interested TO make opuosifinn 20 ~ a.,
appoIp~ nent, i'll writing in my Office in TN"
town % Opclousas, il ten DAYS from t ti,r
present notice. ' 'Ho
,,oo,o. JAMES 0. CHACHERE,
"N- 20 Clerk
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
For SkcriG.

We are authorized to amnuuurc OCTAVE
FONTENOr as II candidate for sheriff.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
NoTECE OF ADmHNrsTR.Tuox

E6TATEsoF HARRIET f. ROBERTS
And OF the Community between her ana r.,,,
Vest '''AAt
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
X nk ssE45f SALE.

ESTATE OF CLEOrUAs MOCILLE
No. 1851.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF st. LANDRY.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17
EHEEsE4EG S.Aa.E.
ESTATE OF EMELIE TAYLOR

No. 1880
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-12-17

TFesIICnt Dem. ENccutive COn1nIttpc.
Since the meeting OF the Committee | have
received an actual list of the Democratic yo-
tiers in the 18th justice ward and have allotted
to the Piaqutnline Point poll, III that ward. )
delegates instead OF 2, there being 100 Demo
cratic voters. This action is subject to the ap-
proval vi the Parish CouventiOu
K. H. LITTELL. President
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17
IRElAND'S TROUBLES.

Gladstone VIII Lead the Coefcion Oppo-
sition-BuIler's Sensational Testimony.
LONDON. March 1l.-Mr. Gladstone has
Informed his party that he himself will
lead the opposition TO the Coercion bill in
Parliament The Liberals will continue
their efforts against the bill until Esster,
maintaining in the meantime active agita-
tion throughout the country. A sensation
has been caused by the publication of Gen
eral Sir Redvers Buffers evidence before
the land commission. 1t appears that he
testified that what law there was
in the Counties l 'rry, Clare and. Cork
was on the side OF the rich, and he ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be a seri-
Gus matter, with their grievances unre-
dressed, to suppress by force the tenants
right to openly associate for the protection
of their interests. A majority of the ten
ants, he said, struggled to pay their rents,
and where they could, did pay; but in many
cases the rents were too high and such as
they could not pay. He said there would
never be peace in Ireland until there had
been established court having strong
coercive powers over bad landlords and
protective powers over poor tenants.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17
THE GREAT RAILROAD DEAL.
More Talk About the sale Of the Baltimore
n Ohio.

NEW YORK, March IA new proposftton
IN regard to the Baltimore & Ohio Railway
control is now beng considered by Mr.. Gar
rett and negotiations are now on foot FOR
the transfer o. the control Of the Baltimore
& Ohio to a syndicate Of private bankers
This new arrangement contemplatts the
placing Of the stock in a collateral trust for
the new company and the issuing OF bonds
secured by the trust to the amount OF SlU-
e0O.0O0 TO he taken as part payment OF stock.
The new company VIII issue 5OO,OOO shares
in stock and the holders OF outstanding
Baltimore a. Ohio stock will receive thrse
shares of the new stock for one OF the oId.
The new will be listed on the New YORK
Stock Exchange and on the present Dasls
of earnings will receive dividends at the
rate Of per cent. The express business,
parlor cars and telegraph lines will be sold
at the best opportunity, bot until IhaI u
done will be operated as heretofore.
The following statement is made oy one
of the syndicate: president Garrett has
granted an extension Of time in which to
take up the majority Of stock and he Will
not hold out on technicalities either regard
ing the exact terms or time. There Is no
option gIveu to any one person, but writ
ten agreement IS in tbs city giving a GER
tain party the right to bug the stock, and
this party, although not mentioned m the
contract, is clearly understood by both Mr.
Garrett ana the parties conducting the ne
gotiations The price is not more than $40,
but whether it is less or not l will not say.
Mr. Garrett will be represented IN the syn
dicate and Mr.. Gould will also be repre-
sented there. The sale Of property, when
eliminated, will bring about settlement OF
the question Of entering New York city and
the telegraph and express lines will be sold.
Mr. Sully has the same interest as before IN
the syndicate and all interests are working
in harmony. The negotiations referring to
the sale to the Richmond Terminal failed
on account Of the refusal of the executive
committee yesterday to consent to the
issue Of the additional stock necessary.
The stock will be paid for in cash, which
will either be subscribed at once by the
syndicate or loaned by the First National
Bank, Drexel, Morgan " Co. or Winslow.
Lanier & Co., who will issue negotiable
certificates for it. The probability at
present, however, is that the necessary
cash will be subscribed. The formation OF
new company is not contemplated"
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

The Canad an aut on les have ordered
the extraditiOn of DR.. We:r on the ground
that there was some evidence of felony.
He is charged with criminally assauitln2 a
young girl while she was lying i'll with
typhoid fever in a hospital at Osconda
Mich, thereby causing her death
On the night OF the 18th band of armed
men went to the house of William Eaton,
thirty miles south OF Springfield, Mo-, and,
breaking down the doors, fired a volley
into the house. William Eaton and Charles
Green were killed outright Eaton's aged
father was seriously wounded, one woman
was shot in the head and another in the
hand.
ONE-FoURrH of the cotton sheds of the
Commercial Cotton Press, at New Orleans,
was totally destroyed by fire on the 18th,
together with the compress boilers and en-
gines and some 5000 bales OF cotton.
THE Illinois Central is preparing for the
extension of the Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley branch of its road from Cruger, on
the boundary line between Holmes and
Lefore counties, Miss, to Glendale, on the
Mississippi river, opposite Helena, Ark,
distance Of ninety-two miles.
THE Supreme Court of Tennessee on the
18TH planted both fest squarely on the
bucket shops, deciding two cases against
them and furnishing precedent for future
damages.
THERE is great excitement at Powhat-
tan, Ark, over the death of Mrs. VIM. Nc
Laughlin, whose dead body was found in
a creek near her house. At first it was
supposed to be a case of suicide, but later
developments show that it was a murder.
ADvIcEs from Richland and portions of
Madison parishes, in louisiana, report the
outlook in that section gloomy. The Epps
p antation is partially submerged, and the
water is rising in Bayou Macon inch in
"a hours. The Pugh plant alton, on Jones'
bayou is about covered with water.
The failure OF the deficiency bill will
make the Mexican pension bill imperative
until some time in 1888. The pension Office
asked for additional clerks to adjudicats
Mexican claims. The increase was granted,
but died with the deficiency bill.
ELLISON & Co.'s cotton circular esti.
mates the weekly consumption for the past
month in Great Britain at 72,O0O bales; on
continent, $1,000; English spinners' sur
plus stock 1st inst, S12, 900; continental
spinners' surplus stock 1st inst, 477,OO0,
against 10000 and $4,000 last year, re-
spectively.
AT $3.50 O'Clock on the morning of the
18th the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail,
-oad Office at Coleman, Tex, was the scene
Of "hold up" resulting in a loss to the
express, Aailroad and employees of over
5000.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17
Three Fashion Hens.

Bulgarian embroideries showing ex-
quisitely combined Eastern colors are
likely to be more fashionable for dress
borderings. They harmomze with
every hue and are suited to all but
very thin textures.
The polonaise promises to be lead
ing favorite during the season to come.
and so many pretty styles have lately
been devised that it has every right to
the position.
Cross-striped dress fabrics will still
be made up into untrimmed skirts to
accompany po.onaises, as well as other
'tyles of upper dresses, which in color
will match the plain stripe between
the brocaded bands. Sometimes killed
skirts will be made of lengihwise
striped goods, whsh will be folded 50
hat only the brOcale will be visible =
"a ~ 2 tar
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE circulation OF Russian newspapers in
Roumania has been forbidden.
THREE hundred and twenty five men have
struck at Feary's shoe factory at Albany,
N. Y. for an advance.
THE largest importation of foreigners
that has been made by one stnamer for
some time was landed at Castle Garden on
the 9th by the French steamer Cheriben.
In all there were 1,19l. The entire number
came from Italy, and it was said that they
were sent by agents in Naples, who had
been negotia ting with several railroad and
steamship companies to furnish them with
laborers to replace strikers.
THE Baltimore & Ohio railroad, it was al
legged, has been sold. The new owners are
represented by Alfred Sully, of New York.
1t was thought the Western Union (Jay
Gould) had some hand in it.
A NEW discovery has arisen in the re-
remption of the trade dollar 1t is that
nearly all the trade dollars coming back
from China are muulated In such IN
stances the dollars have only bullion
value.
PORTS & PRoCToR's mill and elevator at
Louisville, KY, was destroyed by fire the
other night. There were 1900 bushels OF
wheat in the elevator. The loss was estim-
ateQ aC S-O,UUU, CONeTSu ny SSOiVOO IASurdAOos
The origin of the fire was unknown.
The British steamer Egypt has been sunk
with her cargo of $1,000 bushels Of wheat.
The crew was saved.
THE agents in Baltimore have received
information that the steamship Rhein, from
Bremen for that port, was ashore on Hog
island. Aid was sent to her from Norfolk,
Va.
THE value Of cotton exports during Feb
ruary was SIS, ,744 267, against sl7, ,20l, ,6Sl in
February, 1886. For the six months end
ed February is, 1887, the cotton exports
amounted to $l5S,3ll, 7S6, against Sal, ,927,-
2O3 during the six months ended February
%, 1885. Mineral oil exports for February
last amounted to 50, 400, 1872, against IS, ,259,-
46l in February, 1886.
FRANK c. BUDD, an absconding New
York broker, has been brought back from
Montreal.
In the Common Pleas Court at Columbus,
O., Judge Duncan sustained the demurrer
in the indictment in the election tally sheet
forgery cases. The reason assigned was
because no copy Of the tally sheet was set
out in the indictment
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17
The American in Mexico.

LAS a general rule. which admits.
however, some exceptions, the Ameri-
can presents himself in Mexico with
the air of conqueror, after the man
ner of Abbar, the Mohammedan, who
called Heaven to witness that he
lacked room for his conquests. Our
cities, our fields, our mountains. our
people, all appear to him inferior and
he makes gesture of olympic disdain
at our tropical sun, as if saying to it
Familiarity. you are but an ordinary
FREELY in comparison with the grand
sun of New York or Washington. He
struts about looking on all sides over
his shoulder. and examines the earth
with the heel of his iron-shod boot, for
he doubts it can support it, so ponder
GUS does he think himself. "-Saltilto
(Mer. La OJihiun.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
Captain RosseIrs Report The te~ees
watehed-The Reid Crevasse.

Captain RosseIl's Report The te-ees
Watehed-The Reid Crevasse.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, March 11.-Captain W.
T. Rossell. United States Engineer, arrived
here yesterday. having made personal in
spectlon VI all levees from Memphis south.
He states that those on the Mississippi side
are in good condition, and mas no fears OF
any breaks on the present water HE also
states that Captain T. G. Dabney, OF the
upper levee district. and Major Starting, OF
the lower district, are having their respect
i've lines closely watched, and all weak
points are being strengthened Captain
RosseQ saw nothing on the trip to cause
alarm. He has purchas I'd 5O,OOO sacks and is
now distributing them where the levees are
threatened from ArkaT sas City south on the
Louisiana side. The Uni ed States engl-
neers, accompanied by the Louisiana levee
officials, visited the Reid crevasse yester-
day. There are three breaks IN the Reid
levee, aggregating 400 feet in length with
large volume of water going through. The
engineers, after their Inspection, decided
that nothing coula b. done to close the
breaks. They will. how ver take steps to
prevent the further cutting away of the
ends of the levee, and tc protect the levees
below the crevasse. which are weakened
by the crevasse water flowing behind
them. The United States engineers and
the State and Levee Boards are all
acting in concert and every thing pos
sible is being done to prevent dis
aster by high water. The lowlands in Mad
ison and other parishes bordering on Bayou
Macon, the Tensas river and their tribu-
taries are fast filing from the opening in
the Arkansas front and back water from
Diamond Island and the Reid breaks, and
If the river gets much higher it rs feared
great damage will be done. The officials
of the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific
railroad fear the roadbed, which was raised
through the lowlands between Delta and
Monroe, will be cut away at point where
q strong current strikes it.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17

THE closer the appropriation bills
passed by the last Congress in the
hurry of the last moments are ex-
amined, the worse they are said to
be, according to a recent dispatch
from Washington. In fact the embar-
rassments that have arisen from the
bills passed are likely to prove almost
as great as the inconvenience arising
to the public service from the bills that
were not passed. In the case of the
District of Columbia, for instance, it
is found that the appropriations do not
fit into the grooves through which the
law requires that they should be ex-
pended. One division has twenty
thousand dollars too much money pro-
yided, another division is thirty thou
sand dollars short for the objects which
the law says must be carried out And
the same principle of giving money
where it was not wanted and with
holding it where it was most needed is
found to run through the appropria-
tions made for several of the most inn
portanr executive departments OF the
Government
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17

Mr.. WEST, the British Minister at
Washington, has notified the State
Department that the British author
tiles will in the future enforce the
clauses of the Merchants Shipping
act of 1876, respecting the carriage
of deck cargoes. The act has been
suspended with respect to foreign ves-
sells, but in view of the very frequent
infringement of the law by foreign ves-
sells, her Majesty's Government feels
compelled toprosecute for such offenses
in the future.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17

THE Secretary of State is informed
that the cholera has spread through
various parts Of the Chilian province of
Aconcagua and Valparaiso and is ex-
tending along the valley of Aconcagua
toward the sea. At station on the
railroad between Santiago and Val
paraiso, thirty-five miles from the
latter, about 600 cases have so far been
reported, of which about $50 have
proved fatal. Stringent sanitary
measures have been adopted by the
authorities.